The Mod Squad

Series Description

The Mod Squad TV show was a 60 minute crime drama series on ABC about three young people who got in trouble with the law and ended out on probation. They all agreed to help the police form a special youth squad that could go undercover into situations where adults were preying on kids.

The Mod Squad Trivia

The Mod Squad's creator was Buddy Ruskin. Buddy got his inspiration for the Mod Squad from his days as a Los Angeles Sheriff's Department officer who had worked with their special youth narcotics squad.

Pete Cochran's car was a 1950 Mercury Woody station wagon. In episode #35, "The Death of Wild Bill Hannacheck", the old car burned up!

If you wanted to see a series that took the 60s culture to the extreme, The Mod Squad was the show for you! Bell bottom jeans with flowers sewed on, lava lamps, afro haircuts, and everything else was "groovy" "man"! Even the show's organ music was played in a very hip, psychedelic manner!

The Mod Squad was nominated for an Emmy in 1970 for "Outstanding Dramatic Series" but "Marcus Welby, M.D." won the award.

The only one of the four main Cast who got a regular role on another series after The Mod Squad was Peggy Lipton who played "Norma Jennings" on the series, "Twin Peaks". Tige Andrews did have a couple of other series before The Mod Squad, however. Those roles were "Private Gander" on "Sergeant Bilko" (aka: "The Phil Silvers Show") and "Detective Lieutenant Johnny Russo" on "The Detectives".

Season 2

27. The Girl In Chair Nine (9/23/1969)
28. My Name Is Manolette (9/30/1969)
29. An Eye For An Eye (10/7/1969)
30. Ride The Man Down (10/14/1969)
31. To Linc -- With Love (10/21/1969)
32. Lisa (11/4/1969)
33. Confrontation! (11/11/1969)
34. Willie Poor Boy (11/18/1969)
35. The Death Of Bill Hannachek (11/25/1969)
36. A Place To Run, A Heart To Hide In (12/2/1969)
37. The Healer (12/9/1969)
38. In This Corner -- Sol Albert (12/16/1969)
39. Never Give The Fuzz An Even Break (12/23/1969)
40. The Debt (12/30/1969)
41. Sweet Child Of Terror (1/6/1970)
42. The King Of Empty Cups (1/20/1970)
43. A Town Called Sincere (1/27/1970)
44. The Exile (2/3/1970)
45. Survival House (2/10/1970)
46. Mother Of Sorrow (2/17/1970)
47. The Deadly Sin (2/24/1970)
48. A Time For Remembering (3/3/1970)
49. Return To Darkness, Return To Light (3/17/1970)
50. Call Back Yesterday (3/24/1970)
51. Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot! (3/31/1970)
52. The Loser (4/7/1970)

Season 3

53. Long Road Home (9/22/1970)
54. See The Eagles Dying (9/29/1970)
55. Who Are The Keepers, Who Are The Inmates? (10/6/1970)
56. 'A' Is For Annie (10/13/1970)
57. The Song Of Willie (10/20/1970)
58. Search And Destroy (10/27/1970)
59. Just Ring The Bell Once (11/3/1970)
60. Welcome To The Human Race, Levi Frazee! (11/40/1970)
61. A Far Away Place So Near (11/17/1970)
62. A Time Of Hyacinths (12/1/1970)
63. The Judas Trap (12/8/1970)
64. Fever (12/15/1970)
65. Is There Anyone Left Is Santa Paula? (12/29/1970)
66. A Short Course In War (1/5/1971)
67. Kicks Incorporated (12/12/1971)
68. A Bummer For R.J. (12/19/1971)
69. The Hot, Hot Car (12/26/1971)
70. Suffer, Little Children (2/9/1971)
71. Is That Justice? No, It's Law (2/16/1971)
72. A Double For Danger (2/23/1971)
73. Welcome To Our City (3/2/1971)
74. The Comeback (3/9/1971)
75. We Spy (3/16/1971)
76. The Price Of Love (3/23/1971)